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Sheila Beal

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Sheila Beal is the founder and editor of Go Visit Hawaii. You can connect with Sheila Beal on Twitter, Go Visit Hawaii on Facebook, or Instagram.
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Photos, video and review of the Villas at Poipu Kai, Kauai

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 15, 2016
On our recent trip to Kauai, we enjoyed a four-night stay at the Villas at Poipu Kai within the Poipu Beach Resort on the south side of Kauai. As you can…
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  • Aloha Friday Photo
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Aloha Friday Photo: Outstanding Oahu Shore Shot

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 11, 2016
Mahalo to James Grenz for sharing this outstanding photo from Oahu with us for Aloha Friday Photos. What a wonderfully composed and perfectly timed shot. Happy Aloha Friday!
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Top Hawaii food & farm tours to put on your Big Island vacation menu

  • Sheila Beal
  • September 19, 2018
Hawaii’s climate and volcanic soil create a great environment to grow unique crops that don’t typically grow on the US mainland. The climate diversity of Hawaii (Big) Island, in particular,…
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Aloha Friday Photo: A scene from the Waikiki Historic Trail

  • Sheila Beal
  • November 4, 2016
Mahalo to Nicci Showell for sharing this photo from Waikiki Beach with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Nicci took this photo from the Waikiki Historic Trail which is an interesting…
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  • Kauai See & Do
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Off-road fun with Kauai ATV

  • Sheila Beal
  • May 2, 2021
    Though driving the paved roads of Kauai lead to new discoveries, going off road takes the adventure up a notch. We loved driving an open-top ATV through a…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Peaceful sunrise from Kauai’s Shipwreck Beach

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 28, 2016
Mahalo to Irene Buggy for sharing this pretty Kauai sunrise photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. This peaceful shot from Shipwreck Beach proves that waking up early in Hawaii…
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We’re celebrating a decade of Hawaii travel advice at Go Visit Hawaii

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 25, 2016
It’s hard to believe it, but we’ve completed an entire decade of Hawaii travel advice writing here at Go Visit Hawaii. We’ve published over 2,337 posts, taken over 10,834 photos,…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Hawaii honeymoon memories from 1982

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 21, 2016
Mahalo to Alan Lehman from Australia for sharing this black sand beach photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. He took this photo in 1982 on his honeymoon to Hawaii.…
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Hawaii vacation news & deals: October 19, 2016

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 19, 2016
* Outrigger Hotels and Resorts just launched a loyalty program, Outrigger DISCOVERY. It’s free to join. After you’ve joined, you can enter to win a great sweepstakes of 18 nights free…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Napili Bay

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 13, 2016
Mahalo to Jan Annin for sharing this beautiful dusk photo from her “favorite place ever” — Napili Bay, Maui — with us for Aloha Friday Photos. What a magical time…
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Beautiful Kauai Visit 2016

  • Sheila Beal
  • April 11, 2017
After a six-night visit to Kauai, the memories of the island’s beauty still resonate. Even though we’ve been to Kauai several times and I know what to expect, the island…
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Aloha Friday Photo: Swimming with a honu in Hanauma Bay

  • Sheila Beal
  • October 7, 2016
Mahalo to Lone Christiansen for sharing this neat underwater photo with us for Aloha Friday Photos. Lone said her favorite  memory from her visit to Oahu was swimming with this…
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